ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 20 December 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The African Development Bank has decided to withdraw all its international staff from Ethiopia immediately. These decisions follow the recent breach of diplomatic protocol and assault by Ethiopian security forces on two of the African Development Bank’s international members of staff. The African Development Bank formally communicated with the government of Ethiopia through an official note verbale on 6 November requesting a full and transparent investigation into the incident. The Bank President said, “the October incident continues to cause much anxiety across the African Development Bank Group and especially among staff at the Ethiopia country office. He said that the African Development Bank remains committed to supporting the country’s socioeconomic development.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2023 04:51 UTC